Watkins, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 41°53′28″N 91°59′11″W / 41.89111°N 91.98639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Benton |
Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
• Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 116 |
• Density | 280.19/sq mi (108.18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 52354 |
FIPS code | 19-82515 |
GNIS feature ID | 462737 |
Watkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 118. [2] Watkins lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County. [3] Its elevation is 830 feet (250 m) above sea level. [4] Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354, [5] which opened on 15 December 1873. [6]
Watkins was platted in 1874. [7] The community was named for J. B. Watkins, a railroad official. [8]
Watkins is within the Benton Community School District. [9]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 116 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [10] |
Watkins, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 41°53′28″N 91°59′11″W / 41.89111°N 91.98639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Benton |
Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
• Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 116 |
• Density | 280.19/sq mi (108.18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 52354 |
FIPS code | 19-82515 |
GNIS feature ID | 462737 |
Watkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 118. [2] Watkins lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County. [3] Its elevation is 830 feet (250 m) above sea level. [4] Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354, [5] which opened on 15 December 1873. [6]
Watkins was platted in 1874. [7] The community was named for J. B. Watkins, a railroad official. [8]
Watkins is within the Benton Community School District. [9]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 116 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [10] |